The effects of immersion in water on labor, birth and newborn and comparison with epidural analgesia and conventional vaginal delivery
Author(s) -
Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu,
Özlem Moraloğlu Tekın,
Şebnem Özyer,
Filiz Akın Su,
Rana Karayalçın,
Necati Hançerlioğlu,
Özlem Uzunlar,
Uǧur Dilmen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the turkish-german gynecological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.346
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1309-0399
pISSN - 1309-0380
DOI - 10.5152/jtgga.2012.03
Subject(s) - medicine , episiotomy , vaginal delivery , apgar score , obstetrics , labor pain , vaginal birth , stage (stratigraphy) , anesthesia , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology , paleontology
To document the practice of labour in water, to assess the effects of water immersion during labor and/or birth (labour stages 1, 2 and 3) on maternal, fetal and neonatal wellbeing and to compare the outcomes and safety with conventional vaginal deliveries and deliveries with epidural analgesia.
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